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Tonearm Project Consumer Study
good on ya Nick. Ignore the anti education cynic. There is room in the world for a lamb free gyro and a sonically transparent end of record tonearm lift. i spent a lovely 30 years in product development and manufacturing of aerospace products, no... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Lyle Lovett - Large Band ....oh man, i am liking my strategy of focusing analog South.... War Dept. tapping foot " if it's not too late, make mine a cheeseburger please , "  
Behind the scenes Audio Research I/50
impressive level of vertical integration people involvement in engineering manufacturing and Quality Assurance for a USA product at this relatively low price point. i look forward to hearing one. i applaud judicious use of SMD, in the right place ... 
Tube integrated amp recommendations
i like the EL-34 so much, i got 8 of them..... Music Reference RM-9 Glad to see the OP has an open mind...and ears.... Another vote for Line Magnetic and Leben, glorious tone color if not the last word in neutrality. Leben in particular w excell... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
J Husker - congrats on the MA :-)))) enjoy in great health :-) I brought the 1961 MC240 back w me - hopefully it will outlive me.   hope yourS brings the same enjoyment !!!!!  
Tube integrated amp recommendations
to the OP cast a wide net, including your initial list. Some of us have a lot of experience with a variety of amplifiers, vs hyperbole... I would add ( as others have done ) Rogue and VTL enjoy ! btw, EL-34 is a fantastic imaging tube. Jim  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
thanks Brian....Sunset made the drive worth it.. Welch / Rwalings - All the Good Times ( streamer )  
Integrated with Built In Streamer
i have Uniti Atom, great app, streamer, dac and a mule kicker of a power amp all in one great box. I have a nas and various usb stuff attached. Radio remote not IR. i can highly recommend this. IF you want / need more power later, it also has prea... 
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Greg - 3 days vs. our " normal " 2.. but should have done 3.5... God i hate the full length of LA in rush hour.... haulback of LP and gear made me leary of overnite parking...   Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse via Tidal, sounding good thru NAIM / M... 
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@slaw Steve - playing catch-up and saw your preliminary thoughts on Breakfast in America, I played it once up North but also want to see what the Lyra does w it here... I also have the new MoFi  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@sbank Spencer - my appreciation as well on your thoughtful posts and very +++ contributions over the many years- may we be graced with many more...  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Surfside now.... going thru UV overload... ton of dust removal to do before reinstall Herron, dinner w Mother in Law this eve... probably sneak in some streaming...  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
+++ for the Acony  
Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it?
My recollection is Pardo first made a name for himself with excellent LPS for NAIM analog products.... I do have two of his excellent PS running NAIM digital gear... servers...    
Audiophile virtues
Well OP, what do your ears say about biwiring ?   I read wine spectator for the color descriptions only.....